Know
the Signs of a Transmission Going Bad, Before it is Too
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Replacing
an automatic transmission, can be more expensive than replacing
the entire car. However, long before the transmission problems
have reached the point of no return, it will show you signs
that it is in trouble. If you are aware of what these signs
are, and what they could signify, then you have a chance
at catching the transmission problems before it is too late
to do anything except replace the transmission, or the car.
Repairing potential issues, is much less inexpensive then
replacing because of the issues.

Pay
Attention to the Hints from Your Car.

When
people get sick, we understand that our bodies are trying
to tell us that something is wrong. And so we either go
to the doctor, or to the drug store to get medicine for
ourselves. If our noses start running, or we start coughing
or sneezing, if we start to feel sluggish, or run down,
we know that we are sick. By the time we start running a
fever, we realize that we really need to see a doctor. The
same thought process could and should be applied to our
cars. The examples listed below, are the hints that we are
given by our car when it is trying to tell us that it needs
to see a car doctor, the mechanic.

Tell
Tale Hints Of Transmission Trouble.

Take
a look underneath your car, if you see any wet spots or
stains on the ground, then something is leaking. Any sort
of leak is a sign that something not good is going on, but
if the stain is red in color, then the leak is most likely
coming from your transmission. If it is only a few drops,
then you have some time before you should have it checked,
it is not urgent right now, but it could become a major
problem.

Even
if you have not noticed a leak under the car, if you do
notice that your fluid levels have dropped, then by all
means, check them. The transmission
fluid should be a translucent red color, if it has a
cloudy or muddy color, or has a burnt smell to it, that
means that the fluid needs to be changed.

If you feel vibrations when you are shifting gears,
or if the car seems to stutter and drag through a gear
shift, this is a clear sign of trouble. The problem
could be something minor, like you are low on fluid,
or it could be more serious, like damaged transmission
cables.

Your transmission should be able to run smoothly and
in relative silence. Any sort of whiny or grinding noise
that seems to be coming from under the floorboards,
is a severe cause for concern. This could indicate that
there is a problem with the gears, or with the valves.

An overheating transmission is the worst hint that you
can encounter, because at this point, it means that
your car has already shown you all the other hints,
and you either missed them completely, or did not know
what they meant. Overheating is a clear sign of quite
a few potential problems. From a solenoid that is damaged,
to a restriction in the oil cooler. The only option
left to you by the time this occurs, is to take your
car in to be serviced.

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